Cigar and cigarette holder



June 21, 1955 R, vAKlLlAN CIGAE AND CIGARETTE HOLDER Filled Sept. 30, 1955 INVENTOR A/vsy fifr/z/A/v United States Patenti() i cei CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDER Ramsey vakman, New York, N. Y. y Application September 30, 1953, Serial No. 383,191

3 Claims. (Cl. 131-175) This invention relates to a cigar and cigarette holder, and has for one of its objects the production of a simple and efficient smoking article holder which may be used for entirely enclosing a smoking article, or may be used to support a smoking article at one end of the holder and exteriorly thereof.

A further object of this invention is the production of a smoking article holder which is provided with a slidable smoking article supporting nipple mounted within a casing, and which nipple may be operated to facilitate the ejectment of the smoking article from the casing and nipple.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will appear throughout the following specification and claims.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a top plan view of the holder showing a smoking article, such as a cigarette encased therein;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of the holder,

\ showing a cigarette carried at the outer end of the holder;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view, the cigarette being shown in an encased position;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view showing the cigarette supported in an extended position at the outer end of the holder;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line f shape or design within the scope of the invention. The

slots, as shown, extend longitudinally of the casing 13 in spaced radial relation. An inner tubular sleeve 15 is rotatably tted snugly within the casing 13, and held in any desired manner against longitudinal movement therein, such for instance by abutting against the inner end of the mouth-piece 10 at one end and against the inturned flange at the outer end of the casing 13, as shown in Figures 3 and 4. The inner tubular sleeve 15 is preferably provided with longitudinally extending radially spaced venting slots or openings 16. These openings 16 may be of any desired shape or size within the spirit of the invention.

A smoking article supporting nipple 17 is slidably mounted for longitudinal movement within the sleeve 15. The nipple 17 is provided with a tapering inner end 18 having a central bore 19 which is adapted to register with the bore 20 of the mouth-piece 10 when the nipple 17 is in a retracted position shown in Figure 3. The nipple 17 is provided with a smoking article receiving socket 21 at its outer end, into which the inner end of a smoking article such as a cigarette 22 is adapted to be fitted in the manner shown in Figures 3 and 4. An actuating vPatented kJune 21', 1955 pin 23 is carried by Vthe nipple 17 andA this pin 23 extends through a slot 24 formed in the sleeve 15 and the' slot 25 formed in the casing 13. A suitable knob`26 is carried by the outer end of the pin 23 and overlies the slot 25 as shown.

A hinged closure cap 27' is carried by the outer end of the casing 13 as shown in Figures 4 and-6. This cap 27 is adapted to close the outer end of the casing when the nipple 17 is in a retracted position and while a cigarette is encased within the holder, as shown in Figure 3. The cap may be swung to an open position, as shown in Figures 4 and 6, when a smoking article is carried in an extended position, as shown in Figure 4. The slot 25 is providedwith a right-angular extension 28 at its inner end extending in one direction and a second right-angular extension 29 at its outer end extending inthe opposite direction. The slots 16 are closed, as shown in Figure 6, when the nipple 17 is in an extended position to facilitate a draft through the cigarette or smoking article 22 and holder while the user is smoking.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When smoking indoors or within a car when it is desired to shield the cigarette or other smoking article, the nipple 17 carrying the cigarette is moved to its retracted posi* tion at the inner end of the casing, as shown in Figure 3, and the pin 23 is swung laterally to fit into the right- Y angular extension 28. The pin 23 will abut the side of the slot 24. As the pin 23 isV moved into the extension 28, the sleeve 15 will be rotated in a counter-clockwise direction and the slots 16 of the sleeve 15k will be brought into registration with the slots 14 of the casing 13, as shown in Figure 5. The cap 27 is closed after the cigarette is lighted. The cigarette will then be shielded as well as properly vented through the open vent slots 14 and 16.

When it is desired to support the cigarette` 22 in an extended position, While smoking outdoors, the cap 27 is opened and the nipple 17 is moved to the position shown in Figure 4 at the outer end of the casing 13. The pin 23 is then swung into the angular extension 29 in an opposite direction with respect to the extension 2S to lock the nipple in an extended position. At the same time the pin 23 abuts the side of the slot 24 and rotates the sleeve 15 in a clockwise direction to moye the slots 16 out of registration with the slots 14, thereby closing the vents throughout the length of the casing 13.

When the holder is used for smoking indoors, or within a car, the cigarette is shielded within the holder Vto serve as an ash receptacle, some ashes being adapted to fall upon the bottom of the tubular sleeve 15 between the lower slots or openings 16 when the holder is held in the position shown in Figure 5.

After smoking with the nipple in a retracted position, the used cigarette may be ejected from the casing by opening the cap 27, and having the nipple to the outer open end of the casing.

From the foregoing description it will be noted that a simple and eicient smoking article holder has been produced which provides optional use for smoking a cigarette or cigar in an encased position within the casing or in an extended position protruding from the casing.

Certain detail changes in the construction andarrangement of parts may be employed without departing from the invention, so long as these changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new 1s: i Y

1. A holder of the class described comprising an outer casing having vent openings, a mouthpiece carried by said casing, an inner sleeve rotatably mounted within said outer casing and having vent openings adapted to be brought into and out of registration with the vent openings in said easing, a smokingarticle supporting nipple longitudinally slidable Within the sleeve from a position at the inner end of said sleeve to a positionv at the outer end thereof, said sleeve and casing having registering longitudinal slotsythe slotinfthegcasing having oppositely extending,angularextensiong a pin carried byrsaidtnipple and extending through said last .mentioned registering longitudinal slots, said pin being adapted to be moved through the last mentioned slots and selectively .into one of said extensions to selectively rotate the .sleeve and to thereby selectively openand closevsaid vent openings of said sleeve with ,respect .to said vent openings of the casing, and aclosure cap for the outer end of said casing.

.2. A holder as defined in claim 1, wherein said pin iitsvinone angular extension to hold the sleeve in avent opening position with respect to the casing when the nipple is moved .to ka retractedposition at the inner end of the vcasing and-sleeve, and wherein the pin .fits `in the other angular extension vto support a smoking article outwardlyof the casing in an extended position and tothold Jthe sleeve-in ua vent closing position `with respect yto .the

casing when the nipple is moved to the outer end of said casing, an'd said pin'having a'knob overlying the slot o'f said outer casing.

3. A holder as defined in claim 1, wherein the closure cap is hinged to said outer casing to be selectively moved to and from a closed and opened position with respect to the casing.

References Cited .in thele of this patent UNITED STATES PATENT S Vakilian .r Sept.'9, 1952 

